Willamina dreaming of downtown improvements
Residents and city staff gathered this month for a second “vision workshop” at Swan Hall to establish priorities for downtown Willamina improvements. “We had an amazing turnout last ...
Willamina man sentenced 15 years for crimes against child
A Willamina man was sentenced to 187 months for two counts of attempting to commit a Class A felony and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree and 10 year post-prison supervision as part of a plea ...
Former Willamina man indicted on rape charge from 2014
A former Willamina man, Jack Marion Matheny, 38, was indicted by a grand jury for rape from an alleged incident on Dec. 24, 2014, at the Grand Ronde Reservation. The alleged victim was five years-old ...
Former Willamina resident charged with rape, assault
Jack Marion Matheny, 38, formerly of Willamina, was charged on Oct. 17 with first-degree rape, a Class A felony and Measure 11 crime, and second-degree assault, a Class C felony, from an alleged 2014 incident ...
At town hall, Sheridan mayor gives wide-ranging report
Sheridan High School was teeming with excitement 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, as Mayor Cale George presented a state of the city address, an event where local organizations, nonprofits and government had ...
Sheridan library reopens after meth found
The Sheridan Public Library is open under regular schedule again after a nearly weeklong emergency closure following discovery of drugs inside a book. Initially, one packet of what was determined to be ...
K9 unit tracks down eluder, alleged car thief
A man with an arrest record in many states was arrested last weekend after he fled the scene of a routine traffic stop, from what officers learned was a stolen vehicle. Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...
Sheridan mayor to host State of the City address
Sheridan Mayor Cale George will present a State of the City address during his first community town hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Sheridan High School cafeteria. George said he will ...
Sheridan mayor to host town hall Oct. 10
Sheridan Mayor Cale George will present a State of the City address during his first community town hall on Oct. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Sheridan High School cafeteria. George said he will update ...
Sheridan library closed after meth found in book
The Sheridan Library remained closed Thursday after discovery of drugs in a book. The library has been closed since Saturday, when a staff member found a packet of crystals that were determined to be ...
Court declines to ‘take a chance’ on felon
Despite lengthy arguments for leniency from the court by his defense attorney, Corey Dean Elliott, 30, of Sheridan, was sentenced to a 13-month prison term for his role in a December 2022 armed robbery ...
Dallas man gets 18 months in prison for vehicular homicide
Circuit Court Judge Ladd Wiles described the 18-month prison sentence for Clayton Lynn Gruber, 30, of Dallas, as a gift, compared to what could have been a 70-month sentence for a Measure 11 crime. Gruber ...
Guilty pleas submitted in case of armed robbery at Willamina bar
Corey Dean Elliott, 30, of Sheridan, pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree theft, a Class C felony, for his role in a December 2022 armed robbery at Dillon’s bar and restaurant in Willamina. A three-day ...
Swan Hall in Willamina hosts album release
Swan Hall in Willamina hosts an album release party by the band Prophets of Joy at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, with Ida Jane and the Weekend Gardeners, and original poetry by Liana Stone. Advance tickets ...
Sheridan council looks at development, infrastructure, river access
The Sheridan City Council pondered an array of projects at its Monday meeting, approved a downtown sidewalk project bid and voted to burn a city-owned house despite a final plea from a councilmember to ...
